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BRITISH RAILWAY STATIONS

Photographs in this gallery are of various items of railway trappings such as stations, signalboxes, signals and whatever else is not a locomotive. I took some of these, but obviously all of the older ones have been bought or passed to me and are part of my collection. Hopefully, none of them originate on the GWR! These pictures are published for pleasure/information/research purposes only and are not for sale or copy under any circumstances. Information in captions has been researched as thoroughly as possible but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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FRENCH DROVE AND GEDNEY HILL - 1950's - Opened in 1867 on the Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway Joint Line from March to Spalding. This was a major freight route and passenger services were of secondary importance. This view is looking north towards Spalding, no habitation visible. The nearest village in this direction is Throckenholt, a typically Fenland linear village, the far end of which would be about 3 miles distant. There is no village of French Drove and Gedney Hill is about a mile away on the right. There were long freight loops at French Drove, starting just beyond the goods yard. The station building and signalbox both survive as a private dwelling. The line closed in 1982 and was lifted shortly thereafter, a decision bitterly regretted in railway circles today.
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FRENCH DROVE AND GEDNEY HILL - 1950's - Opened in 1867 on the Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway Joint Line from March to Spalding. This was a major freight route and passenger services were of secondary importance. This view is looking north towards Spalding, no habitation visible. The nearest village in this direction is Throckenholt, a typically Fenland linear village, the far end of which would be about 3 miles distant. There is no village of French Drove and Gedney Hill is about a mile away on the right. There were long freight loops at French Drove, starting just beyond the goods yard. The station building and signalbox both survive as a private dwelling. The line closed in 1982 and was lifted shortly thereafter, a decision bitterly regretted in railway circles today.

  • FIRSBY - 1960's - Opened by the Great Northern Railway in October 1886, Firsby was at one a station of some note and very impressive to look at. It was the junction for the lines to Spilsby and Skegness and lay on the mainline from Kings Cross to Grimsby. The station was closed in October 1970 along with the rest of East Lincolnshire line and quickly demolished. All that remains is the line to Skegness, which travels via the southern chord of the previous Firsby Junction. Seen here looking north.
  • FIRSBY - 1960's - Opened by the Great Northern Railway in October 1886, Firsby was at one a station of some note and very impressive to look at. It was the junction for the lines to Spilsby and Skegness and lay on the mainline from Kings Cross to Grimsby. The station was closed in October 1970 along with the rest of East Lincolnshire line and quickly demolished. All that remains is the line to Skegness, which travels via the southern chord of the previous Firsby Junction. Seen here looking south.
  • FIRSBY - 1970 - Firsby Station was opened by the East Lincolnshire Railway in September 1848 on the route from Boston to Grimsby as Firstby. Considering that the village it served was very small, the station was quite substantial, with three platforms, two branch lines (to Skegness and Spilsby) and a very interesting arrangement of level crossing gates! The Skegness line opened in July 1873 and was the source of considerable traffic. The branch to Spilsby lost its passenger services with the outbreak of World War Two, although goods services continued until 1958. Virtually the whole of the ELR system closed in October 1970, amidst great protest, with the exception of the line to Skegness. Here we see a Class 114 DMU about to depart from the Skegness platform on March 1970. Note all of the GNR somersault signals. Apart from the DMU, this picture is timeless.
  • FIRSBY - 1970 - Firsby Station was opened by the East Lincolnshire Railway in September 1848 on the route from Boston to Grimsby as Firstby. Considering that the village it served was very small, the station was quite substantial, with three platforms, two branch lines (to Skegness and Spilsby) and a very interesting arrangement of level crossing gates! The Skegness line opened in July 1873 and was the source of considerable traffic. The branch to Spilsby lost its passenger services with the outbreak of World War Two, although goods services continued until 1958. Virtually the whole of the ELR system closed in October 1970, amidst great protest, with the exception of the line to Skegness. Here we see a Class 114 DMU arriving from Skegness in 1970 whilst another sits in the sidings.
  • FIRSBY - 1970 - Firsby Station was opened by the East Lincolnshire Railway in September 1848 on the route from Boston to Grimsby as Firstby. Considering that the village it served was very small, the station was quite substantial, with three platforms, two branch lines (to Skegness and Spilsby) and a very interesting arrangement of level crossing gates! The Skegness line opened in July 1873 and was the source of considerable traffic. The branch to Spilsby lost its passenger services with the outbreak of World War Two, although goods services continued until 1958. Virtually the whole of the ELR system closed in October 1970, amidst great protest, with the exception of the line to Skegness. Seen here looking south from the Skegness platform in 1970, somersault signals everywhere.
  • FISKERTON - 1930's - Opened in August 1846 by the Midland Railway on it's line from Nottingham to Lincoln, Fiskerton lies just to the south of Southwell. It remains open, although drastically different from how it appears here, and it's hourly services in each direction handle about 20,000 passengers per year. I think the man walking on the line is about to die as a train is signalled on it, although the distant isn't off!
  • FOKESTONE WARREN - 1900's - first opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1886, the station closed the same year in the face of opposition to it from Lord Radnor, the local landowner. It was reopened in 1908 by the SECR but was completely buried on 19/12/15 in a huge landslip which also carried the line away. It reopened again on 11/08/19 and was closed to passengers on 25/09/39, remaining open as a staff halt only until 1971. The second station is shown here, posted 02/08/13.
  • FORDHAM - 1950's - Opened in September 1879 as Fordham & Burwell on the Great Eastern Railway line from Ely to Bury St Edmunds, Fordham was the junction with the line from Cambridge to Mildenhall, which closed in 1962. Fordham Station followed in September 1965.
  • FORDHAM - 1950's - Opened in September 1879 as Fordham & Burwell on the Great Eastern Railway line from Ely to Bury St Edmunds, Fordham was the junction with the line from Cambridge to Mildenhall, which closed in 1962. Fordham Station followed in September 1965.
  • FOTHERBY HALT - 1950's -Opened in December 1905, Fotherby Halt stood on the site of an earlier station called Fotherby Gate House, closed in June 1872. It lay on the GNR's line to Louth and boasted minimal facilities. The station opened in conjunction with the GNR's motor train service, hence the low platforms, along with Utterby Halt. Passenger services ceased in September 1961, although freight services lasted until December 1980. The little gate box on the right is preserved at the East Anglian Railway Museum.
  • FOULSHAM - 1920's - Foulsham opened in May 1882 on the line from County School to Reepham in Norfolk. There was a passing loop but only the one platform and a small goods yard. Passenger services ended in September 1952 but goods traffic to County School continued until October 1964. Seen here looking east from the signalbox.
  • FOUR OAKS - 1955 - opened in 1884 when the LNWR extended its line from Sutton Coldfield to Lichfield - seen here in 1955, the line has been electrified, the station extensively modernised and it is now part of the Birmingham suburban system with 6 trains an hour in each direction. Ivatt Class 2MT No.41224 sits in the bay platform with a stopping service to Birmingham New Street.
  • FOXTON - 1910's - Situated on the Great Northern line from Hitchin to Cambridge, Foxton Station looks pretty much like this today, albeit electrified. The Down platform (left) has been lengthened but otherwise not much has changed. The station is served by a roughly half-hourly service and handles about 100,000 passengers per year. Just behind the camera is a level crossing and beyond that the branch that served the old power station and quarry at Barrington.
  • FRENCH DROVE AND GEDNEY HILL - 1950's - Opened in 1867 on the Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway Joint Line from March to Spalding. This was a major freight route and passenger services were of secondary importance. This view is looking north towards Spalding, no habitation visible. The nearest village in this direction is Throckenholt, a typically Fenland linear village, the far end of which would be about 3 miles distant. There is no village of French Drove and Gedney Hill is about a mile away on the right. There were long freight loops at French Drove, starting just beyond the goods yard. The station building and signalbox both survive as a private dwelling. The line closed in 1982 and was lifted shortly thereafter, a decision bitterly regretted in railway circles today.
  • FRENCH DROVE AND GEDNEY HILL - 2017 - Opened in 1867 on the Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway Joint Line from March to Spalding. This was a major freight route and passenger services were of secondary importance. The large goods yard has been taken over a car restoration company which has happily retained the original gate and posts. Seen here 05/07/17.
  • FRENCH DROVE AND GEDNEY HILL - 2017 - Opened in 1867 on the Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway Joint Line from March to Spalding. This was a major freight route and passenger services were of secondary importance. The nearest villagec is Throckenholt, a typically Fenland linear village, the far end of which would be about 3 miles distant. There is no village of French Drove and Gedney Hill is about a mile away on the left. There were long freight loops at French Drove, starting just beyond the goods yard. The station building and signalbox both survive as a private dwelling. The line closed in 1982 and was lifted shortly thereafter, a decision bitterly regretted in railway circles today. Seen here on 05/07/17.
  • FRENCH DROVE AND GEDNEY HILL - 2017 - Opened in 1867 on the Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway Joint Line from March to Spalding. This was a major freight route and passenger services were of secondary importance. The nearest village in this direction is Throckenholt, a typically Fenland linear village, the far end of which would be about 3 miles distant. There is no village of French Drove and Gedney Hill is about a mile away on the left. There were long freight loops at French Drove, starting just beyond the goods yard. The station building and signalbox both survive as a private dwelling. The line closed in 1982 and was lifted shortly thereafter, a decision bitterly regretted in railway circles today. Seen here on 05/07/17.
  • FRENCH DROVE AND GEDNEY HILL - 2017 - Opened in 1867 on the Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway Joint Line from March to Spalding. This was a major freight route and passenger services were of secondary importance. This view is looking south towards March, no habitation visible. The large signalbox has been converted into a house. The box was so large as the box worked the pints and signals on the long freight loops north of the station. Seen here on 05/07/17.
  • FULBOURN - 1910's - Opened in October 1851 by the Newmarket Railway on the line from Cambridge to Ipswich, Fulbourn boasted only minimal facilities, serving as it did the small village of Fulbourn, and the station closed in January 1967. Plans are now afoot to reopen it as Fulbourn has grown and is gradually being subsumed into Cambridge.
  • FURNESS ABBEY - 1910's - This was the second station south of Barrow on the line to Carnforth, opened in 1846 to serve the nearby abbey and hotel. The station closed in September 1950 and was promptly demolished.
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